Chandigarh/New Delhi-Retired Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Gurinder Singh Dhillon, a 1997-batch IPS officer of the Punjab cadre who later joined the Congress, has strongly condemned the latest allegations made by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.
On Friday, Rahul Gandhi, during an Instagram “Ask Me” session, claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was tapping his phone. Holding up his mobile device, he said the proof of all his allegations — including claims that the Prime Minister is under the influence of foreign powers and is “anti-national” — is stored on that phone. He once again renewed his challenge for a one-on-one public debate, asserting that such a debate would expose the truth and even end the Prime Minister’s political career.
Reacting to the remarks, Gurinder Singh Dhillon IPS (Retd) said:
“As a former senior police officer who has handled sensitive law-and-order and intelligence matters, I find these statements deeply irresponsible. Making serious allegations of phone tapping by the Prime Minister, without any technical evidence or formal complaint, and then linking it to foreign influence and anti-national activities is not the way of responsible politics.Parliament is the appropriate forum for debate. Repeated challenges for a one-on-one show outside constitutional platforms, while claiming that evidence is locked inside a phone that is supposedly being tapped, only create confusion and lower the dignity of public discourse.
I urge leaders to place facts before the nation through proper channels instead of relying on unsubstantiated claims.”Dhillon, who took voluntary retirement in April 2024 while serving as ADGP (Law & Order), Punjab, and joined the Congress citing his interactions with Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, has now publicly distanced himself from the style of these allegations.
Political observers note that the statement adds a new dimension to the ongoing debate, as it comes from a senior retired police officer with direct experience in security and intelligence matters.The BJP has already dismissed Gandhi’s claims as “hit-and-run politics” lacking evidence. No formal response from the Congress high command to Dhillon’s remarks was immediately available.